Market Analysis

Economic growth for all of 2017 should outpace that in 2016. However, job growth continues to slow as we near full employment, notwithstanding the strong June jobs report. Learn more in the latest Economic & Market Snapshot.

The significant gap between so-called “soft data” (such as surveys of business and consumer confidence) and “hard data” (the factors that directly support GDP growth) suggests yet another weak start to the year, but stronger growth is in the offing.

The biggest news last Friday (not involving the FBI) was that third quarter GDP was estimated at a relatively robust 2.9% annualized, its fastest pace in two years and twice that in the second quarter.

With more tech companies than ever shipping up to Boston, Beantown has become highly sought-after by new-era tech firms, both for its “little big city” culture and charm, and for access to arguably some of the most extraordinary talent in the country

The recent news that South Korea-based shipping company Hanjin filed for bankruptcy protection sent shockwaves across the logistics industry. But this news also holds potential impact for the real estate world, particularly in the West Region.

There’s a trend toward reshoring—companies bringing contact centers back home after having shipped them overseas. According to Mor Armony, an associate professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business, companies…

With a host of positive economic news in the past few weeks, most economists were expecting a decisive pick-up in economic growth. Well, we got it, but for the wrong reason: The Bureau of Economic Analysis (“BEA”), which compiles the GDP figures, o

Two weeks in, the financial markets have joined the overwhelming consensus of economists and agreed that Brexit was not the grave threat to global prosperity suggested by market volatility in the immediate aftermath of the vote. Equity markets have b